Etymology of the English word adore
the English word
adorederived from the Old French word
adorederived from the Latin word
adorare (honor, adore, worship)
derived from the Latin word
orare (beg, ask for, pray)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
adourerderived from the Latin word
adorare (honor, adore, worship)
derived from the Latin word
orare (beg, ask for, pray)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of adore in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
French
adorer, Italian
adorare, Latin
adorare, Provençal
adorar, Spanish
adorarUsage
Word found in Modern English
